What's Your
Zodiac Sign?

Your zodiac sign (Sun sign) is determined by the position of the Sun at the moment of your birth. The Sun moves through all 12 zodiac signs over the course of a year: Aries (Mar 21–Apr 19), Taurus (Apr 20–May 20), Gemini (May 21–Jun 20), Cancer (Jun 21–Jul 22), Leo (Jul 23–Aug 22), Virgo (Aug 23–Sep 22), Libra (Sep 23–Oct 22), Scorpio (Oct 23–Nov 21), Sagittarius (Nov 22–Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22–Jan 19), Aquarius (Jan 20–Feb 18), and Pisces (Feb 19–Mar 20).

Technically, there's no such thing as a cusp sign. The Sun is always in exactly one sign at any given moment. But if you were born on the day the Sun changes signs, your sign depends on the precise hour it crossed over that year — and that shifts slightly every year. So a March 20 baby could be Pisces or Aries depending on the birth time. This calculator handles that: add your birth time and location and we'll check the actual solar position.

Your Sun sign is based on where the Sun was when you were born — it's what most people mean when they say "I'm a Leo." Your Moon sign tracks the Moon's position and reflects how you process emotions (it changes every 2–3 days, so it's more specific than your Sun sign). Your Rising sign is the zodiac sign that was coming up over the eastern horizon at your exact birth moment — it changes roughly every two hours, so you need an accurate birth time. All three together give a much more complete picture than the Sun sign alone. Our Birth Chart Calculator shows you all of them.

We use the Tropical zodiac, which is the standard system in Western astrology. It's tied to the seasons — Aries always starts at the Spring Equinox (around March 20–21), regardless of what's happening with the fixed stars. Vedic (Hindu) astrology uses the Sidereal zodiac, which is star-based and currently sits about 24 degrees off from the Tropical one. If you've ever heard someone say "my Vedic sign is different" — that's why. Both systems are internally consistent; they're just measuring different things.

The 12 signs split into four elements of three signs each. Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) are action-oriented and run on enthusiasm. Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) are practical and focused on tangible results. Air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) live in the world of ideas and communication. Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) operate through emotion and intuition. Signs sharing the same element (astrologically called a "trine") tend to understand each other without much effort — it's one of the strongest indicators of natural compatibility.

Your zodiac sign is a fixed thing — it's where the Sun was when you were born, and that doesn't change. A horoscope, on the other hand, is a forecast based on where the planets are right now relative to your birth chart. Think of your zodiac sign as your address and a horoscope as the weather forecast for your neighborhood. The address is permanent; the weather keeps changing.